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Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. We partner to pioneer new ways to move, power, connect and protect with people and planet in mind. We are committed to building a more resilient world.
We’re advancing the future of movement by being the leading provider of materials that make mobility better and cleaner. We pioneer better lithium use through reliable supply and consistent quality. Our diverse, world-class resource base is geographically situated in low-risk environments with robust infrastructure and top performance in health and safety. We are committed to supply the growing market with a global expansion of hydroxide and carbonate conversion facilities that serve the needs of regional supply chains. We maintain the strongest vertical position in the industry, from raw material extraction to specialty product manufacturing, and we possess deep and broad process technology expertise.
We are a responsible partner that acts with humility and integrity to deliver results. We care for what we leave behind and the communities of which we are part. From the battery in electric vehicles, to the aluminum frame of an airplane, to the initiator for airbags, Albemarle is fundamental in the development of mobility products and solutions. We’re powering the energy transition to meet rising energy needs so we can ensure the world has critical resources for years to come.
All the elements for a better world.
KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 countries.KBR has two business units: Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology SolutionsKBR Sustainable Technology Solutions offerings include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. The combination of KBR’s offerings provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle.· Technology: With a proven history of developing and commercializing innovative process technologies for refinery, olefins, chemicals, inorganics and fertilizer industries, KBR’s Technology team provides efficient, sustainable solutions. · Consultancy: A leading global provider of professional consulting solutions for our customers in the natural resources and industrial markets. Consulting’s value proposition is based on thought leadership, through technical excellence and understanding of industry, technology and market trends. · Technology-Led Industrial Solutions (TLIS): TLIS combines KBR’s unparalleled asset life cycle domain expertise with disruptive digital solutions to be our client’s trusted partner for safe delivery of enhanced sustainable business performance, in terms of improved production, maximized reliability and optimized energy consumption at reduced OPEX. Integrated Solutions: Integrated Solutions is the engineering and project delivery group within Sustainable Technology Solutions. Services include front-end engineering, detailed engineering, procurement services, construction management services and program management
The London Metal Exchange is the world centre for industrial metals trading. Most of the world’s global non-ferrous futures business is conducted on the LME’s three trading platforms totalling $15.2 trillion, 134.2 million lots and 3.1 billion tonnes in 2022. Participants can transfer or take on price risk against aluminium, copper, nickel, tin, zinc, lead, molybdenum, cobalt, lithium, steel scrap, rebar and hot-rolled coil as well as aluminium premiums and alloys. In December 2022, approximately 650,000 tonnes of material were held on LME warrant in more than 450 storage facilities in 14 countries across 32 global locations The LME is a member of HKEX Group.
Bronze Sponsors
As the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes including interest rates, equity indexes, FX, energy, agricultural products and metals.
E3 Lithium is unlocking a new source of North American lithium for a sustainable energy future. With Canada’s largest high confidence lithium resource, advanced technology proven at pilot scale, a best-in class team and strong global partners, E3 Lithium is at the forefront of developing a new hub for the intercontinental critical mineral supply chain.
GeoLith is a Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology provider. Its Li-Capt® technology enables local and sustainable lithium production from any liquid source, including geothermal waters, oil produced waters and salar brines. Li-Capt® is highly selective of lithium and has recovery rates greater than 95%, with a modular, scalable technology. The technology has been proven at pilot scale thanks to three operating pilots in France, Chile and UK, both with European and South American lithium resources. GeoLith is currently undergoing its industrialisation process, aiming for full industrial performances, and manufacturing capabilities by the end of 2024. GeoLith provides a critical technological brick for green and sustainable battery manufacturing and recycling, which at the same time allows to increase production and secure the supply of this critical material.
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company that works with recyclers and miners. We are the heart of metals processing – the crucial step that profitably separates critical minerals from other elements, transforming them into production-grade feedstocks for the energy transition. At Nth Cycle, we believe all the critical minerals needed for the energy transition are already in circulation today. We just didn’t have a clean, profitable way of retrieving them, until now. For more information, please visit us at: www.nthcycle.com
Exhibition Sponsors
Lhoist is a leading producer of calcium, dolomitic minerals, and reagents. With mineral resources and production facilities spanning over 100 globally distributed locations, we cater to customers across various industries, including lithium and other battery chemical processing. Our diverse mineral resources allow for an optimal blend of transport logistics and product quality supply to our valued customers. Among our reagents are quicklime (CaO), hydrate (Ca(OH)₂), and limestone (CaCO₃). A key differentiator in Lhoist’s offerings is the technical support and expertise we provide to optimize the use of these reagents in lithium and battery chemical processing applications.’
NanoNord A/S is a Danish privately owned company with unique strong bonds to the world of science and university research. We specialise in the development of real-time, online analysis systems for an array of industries.NanoNord was founded by owner and CEO Ole Jensen. Ole previously founded the company Digianswer, who were the first in the world to introduce the revolutionary Bluetooth™ technology.The latest product to be introduced is Tveskaeg NMR materials analyzer. This revolutionary Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology is ideal for measuring lithium (also Na, Cl, Al, Br and B and potentially other isotopes) in brine and lithium production.
SCT is the world’s leading engineering firm for the lithium refinery. We can provide turnkey solution to lithium salt production line ranged from 5,000 tons to 60,000 tons per year (single line capacity). Up to date, we have altogether done over 20 lithium conversion plants globally where we are ranked 1st in lithium salt design capacity, which covers more than 85% of the global spodumene refinery market share. We can provide a full life cycle lithium refinery solution including the following works: ●Testworks Including Laboratory, Pilot and Demo Plants●Scoping and Feasibility Studies●Engineering Project Consulting●Engineering Design●Equipment Design and Manufacturing●Project Management●EPC Service●Plant Commissioning and Production Management●Process and Performance Guarantees
SIEBTECHNIK TEMA is part of a globally operating group of companies with around 3,500 employees in more than 50 companies with a clear focus on the processing of mineral bulk solids as well as solid-liquid separation in the chemical and food industries. A company policy of controlled, self-financed growth, which has been consistently implemented in 100 years of company history, not only ensures a healthy economic base and an exceptionally good strategic position, but also an impressive worldwide presence. We see the challenges of the globalized world market as an opportunity for further positive corporate development.
Sunresin is an innovation oriented high-tech enterprise, specialized in supplying Ion exchange resins, adsorption & separation resins, equipment solutions and relevant technical services. With almost 20 years of manufacturing experience, it is the listed company in the IER industry (Shenzhen Stock code 300487) which provides a high level of transparency to its customers. Sunresin manufactures about 50,000M³ of ion exchange resins and adsorbers annually, supplying furthermore customers with tens of adsorption and separation equipment. Sunresin’s resin portfolio include about 25 product categories and more than 200 different resin types.
As a worldwide leader in supply of brine treatment technologies and chemical processing systems, Veolia Water Technologies can help producers and recyclers meet the technical challenges associated with the rising demand for efficient production or recycle of high-purity lithium and battery material salts for advanced electric battery manufacturing. Veolia’s world-class HPD® evaporation and crystallization team has been the technology provider that producers rely on to develop, demonstrate, supply, and guarantee efficient production of battery-grade lithium, nickel, cobalt salts from brine, hardrock, clay, or recycled materials. Veolia’s R&D facilities allow for validation of the process approach and optimization of the design for confident removal of the various contaminants that exist in these unique feed sources and to achieve the highest possible product recovery and purity. This, in conjunction with Veolia’s engineering and worldwide project execution capabilities, allow Veolia to support project development from concept, through feasibility and FEED engineering, and through to project execution and commissioning
Partnering Associations
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which serves to benefit and promote the interests of its international Membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international minor metals sector. If your company has a commercial interest in these metals and would like to know more about the work of the MMTA, or if you simply wish to discover more about this intriguing group of metals, this site will provide answers to many of your questions.The MMTA is the world’s largest association involved with minor metals. From just 19 founding Members, the MMTA is now comprised of companies from across the globe, engaged in all aspects of minor metals activity, the Association having long since broadened from its original Member base of trading companies.
The International Manganese Institute (IMnI) is the global trade association of the manganese industry and is representing the whole manganese value-chain: IMnI Members include more than 120 manganese producers, users, traders, and recyclers based in 30+ countries. Founded in 1975 as at not-for-profit association, and headquartered in Paris, France, IMnI’s mission is to provide vision and guidance to the Manganese industry by promoting economic, social and environmental responsibility and sustainability to all stakeholders. With a staff of 6 experts based in Europe, India and China, the IMnI is the best source of market research and sustainability information on Manganese. Manganese is a metal used to make steel, and to a lesser extent fertilisers for the agriculture industry and batteries for the electric car industry. Manganese is considered a critical and strategic raw material in many countries, including the USA and the European Union.